Adelman thought Brandon Roy looked good in his first regular-season game after a one-year retirement. But he knows Roy can get better. “He’s still getting his legs underneath him,” Adelman said. “I’ll take all the outside shots he took last night {Roy was 4-for-14 from the field, 0-for-5 on three-pointers}. Eventually he’s going to make them.”

As for Roy’s ability to play at regular-season speed, Adelman said Roy’s first step is still there, and he showed he can get to the line late in games as he did Thursday. “I think it’s going to take some time with him,” Adelman said. “He missed a whole year.”